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N.T. Wright & How God Became King
By Steve on January 5, 2013
Followers of Beyond the Pale know that the theme of the Kingdom of God has been resonating in my heart this last year. In fact its probably the driving force behind my re-launching the blog…
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Your Kingdom Come & The Lord’s Prayer
By Steve on December 12, 2012
How many times have you said the Lord’s prayer? If you have been a Christian, particularly from childhood, you will have recited it perhaps more times than can be remembered. Me too…but now I’m praying…
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What Really is a “Good” Christian? Part 2
By Steve on December 9, 2012
In my last post I began a discussion on what really is a “good” Christian? We left off with Jesus talking about the parable of the vineyard owner in Matthew 21 implying that what a…
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What Really is a “Good” Christian? Part 1
By Steve on December 6, 2012
Ever wonder what makes someone a “good” Christian? I do. Hardly a week goes by where I don’t have someone tell me some other person is or isn’t a “good” Christian. When it happens I…
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What God Can Do With Your Biggest Mistakes
By Steve on December 2, 2012
Have you ever wondered why Jesus will rule from the Throne of David forever? I mean why would God’s throne, the throne that Jesus will reign from be named after a man and not Jesus…
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Book Review: Rob Bell and a New American Christianity
By Steve on November 27, 2012
Writing on the topic of Rob Bell always seems to bring out a lot of passion and opinion in people. After I did a review on Rob Bell’s book Love Wins, I guess I shouldn’t…
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Overcoming Fear: Or How Not to “Say” and “Do” Silly Things
By Steve on November 22, 2012
When people encountered God or angels in the Bible pretty much the first thing they they said to those they went to visit was, “Don’t be afraid”! Yes, we humans tend to be a fearful…
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The Kingdom of God vs. The American Republic
By Steve on November 21, 2012
There was a movie a few years back starring Chris Sarandon as Jesus called The Day Christ Died. Even though its been a long time since I’ve seen it, a line from it still sticks…
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When Christians do bad but think they do good!
By Steve on November 18, 2012
“Mr. Hackman, is it hard for you to be the good man and then suddenly become so bad and mean?” the young Primary (Elementary) school student asked me. Oh wait, let me explain… Last week…
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Time for a Separation of Church & GOP
By Steve on November 12, 2012
Every year, particularly during the election and Christmas seasons, Americans argue…a lot! And what do they argue about? Well, probably the arguments that generate the most passion center on this; How much Christianity can be…